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Description: | Incomplete copper-alloy end-piece (also known as a tail-pipe) from a ramrod holder. It consists of a squashed tube decorated with a series of transverse mouldings. The tube has an open seam at the back, with each edge ending in a flange pierced with a central hole. Presumably the tube would have been closed with a fixing through the two holes. One end of the object is complete; the other has a curved moulding which droops onto a tapering area which extends down from the front, and is then broken shortly below the moulding.The surviving length of the object is 34 mm, and its diameter in the least squashed area is 11 mm. It is filled with soil and so its weight may not be relevant, but is currently 6.33g.This object is a rather flimsy example of a ramrod holder end-piece; these objects are usually made from sturdy cast copper alloy. They secured the end of a ramrod below the stock of a musket, in front of the trigger mechanism. Compare to DENO-ED8501. 17th to mid 19th century.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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